MSI MS-16Q2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics66.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive69.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star GS65 Stealth Thin 8RF
MotherboardMSI MS-16Q2  (all builds)
Memory8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180514
Uptime3.5 Days
Run DateJan 13 '20 at 05:38
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8750H
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
74.2% Very good
Memory 80.6
1-Core 121
2-Core 212
78% 138 Pts
4-Core 366
8-Core 522
56% 444 Pts
64-Core 673
42% 673 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 74.2%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile Max-Q)
MSI(1462 1227) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 24.21.13.9924
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
66.5% Good
Lighting 82.4
Reflection 93.4
Parallax 78.7
67% 84.8 fps
MRender 80.9
Gravity 76.3
Splatting 81.7
65% 79.6 fps
Poor: 44%
This bench: 66.5%
Great: 69%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba KSG60ZMV512G 512GB
159GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ABXA4102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 234 301 218 260 238 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
69.8% Good
Read 168
Write 213
Mixed 313
SusWrite 250
54% 236 MB/s
4K Read 25
4K Write 62.5
4K Mixed 32.1
112% 39.9 MB/s
DQ Read 328
DQ Write 264
DQ Mixed 223
187% 272 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 69.8%
Great: 98%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
59.6% Above average
MC Read 25.2
MC Write 19.8
MC Mixed 17.1
59% 20.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.8
SC Write 22.3
SC Mixed 20.9
55% 19.3 GB/s
Latency 79.4
50% 79.4 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 59.6%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical MS-16Q2 Builds (Compare 1,184 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-16Q2

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